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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-3-21
pubmed:abstractText
Serum IgG anti-GM1 antibodies have been reported to occur in a variety of disorders, including Guillain-Barré syndrome and chronic polyneuropathies. Of over 5,000 serums tested in our laboratory, high titers of selective IgG anti-GM1 antibodies (> 1:1,000) and without binding to sulfatide were found in 35 patients. Clinical correlation revealed that almost all patients had axonal, motor neuropathies. One subgroup was comprised of individuals with an acute motor neuropathy, described either as an acute axonal Guillain-Barré-like syndrome that was occasionally associated with a prodrome of Campylobacter jejuni enteritis or as Chinese paralysis syndrome. A second group of patients had chronic asymmetric lower motor neuron (LMN) syndromes with no conduction block or other evidence of demyelination. The presence of selective high-titer IgG anti-GM1 antibody reactivity in serum is uncommon but when present is strongly associated with acute axonal motor neuropathies or chronic asymmetric LMN syndromes.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0364-5134
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
234-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
The clinical correlates of high-titer IgG anti-GM1 antibodies.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article